Bohol

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Bohol
Province
Province of Bohol
Bohol Capitol Building, Tagbilaran
Flag Seal
Anthem: Awit sa Bohol (Bohol Hymn)[1]
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°54′N 124°12′E / 9.9°N 124.2°E / 9.9; 124.2Coordinates: 9°54′N 124°12′E / 9.9°N 124.2°E / 9.9; 124.2
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Discovered by the Spanish Founded	25 March 1565 22 July 1854
Provincial Capital	Tagbilaran
Government  [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor of Bohol[*]	Arthur C. Yap
• Vice Governor of Bohol	Rene Relampagos
• Provincial Board	Bohol Provincial Board show Members 1st ProvDist Aldner Damalerio Lucille Lagunay Ricky Masamayor 2nd ProvDist Restituto Auxtero Frans Gelaine Garcia Vierna Mae Boniel - Maglasang 3rd ProvDist Dionisio Victor Balite Jane Jade Bautista Elpidio Jala Elpidio Bonita
Area [3]
• Total	4,820.95 km2 (1,861.38 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Matunog)	864 m (2,835 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [4]
• Total	1,394,329
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
• Voter (2019)[5]	898,682
• Language	Cebuano Tagalog
Demonym(s)	Boholano
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	show 1 Tagbilaran
• Municipalities	show 47 Alburquerque Alicia Anda Antequera Baclayon Balilihan Batuan Bien Unido Bilar Buenavista Calape Candijay Carmen Catigbian Clarin Corella Cortes Dagohoy Danao Dauis Dimiao Duero Garcia Hernandez Getafe Guindulman Inabanga Jagna Lila Loay Loboc Loon Mabini Maribojoc Panglao Pilar President Carlos P. Garcia Sagbayan San Isidro San Miguel Sevilla Sierra Bullones Sikatuna Talibon Trinidad Tubigon Ubay Valencia
• Districts	show 3 Bohol's 1st congressional district Bohol's 2nd congressional district Bohol's 3rd congressional district
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (PST)
ZIP code	6300–6346
IDD : area code	+63 (0)38
ISO 3166 code	PH-BOH
Income class	1st class
PSGC	071200000
Climate type	tropical monsoon climate
Website	www.bohol.gov.ph

Bohol (Tagalog pronunciation: [bɔˈhɔl]), officially the Province of Bohol (Cebuano: Probinsya sa Bohol; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands.^[6] Its capital is Tagbilaran. With a land area of 4,821 km² (1,861 sq mi) and a coastline 261 km (162 mi) long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines.^[7]

The province of Bohol is a first-class province divided into 3 congressional districts, comprising 1 component city and 47 municipalities.^[8] It has 1,109 barangays.^[9]

The province is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts.^[10] The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of brown-coloured limestone formations, are the most popular attraction. The formations can be seen by land (climbing the highest point) or by air via ultralight air tours. Panglao Island, located just southwest of Tagbilaran, is famous for its diving locations and is routinely listed as one of the top ten diving locations in the world. Numerous tourist resorts and dive centers dot the southern beaches. The Philippine tarsier, amongst the world's smallest primates, is indigenous to the island.

It was the home province of Carlos P. Garcia, the eighth president of the Republic of the Philippines (1957–1961) who was born in Talibon, Bohol.^[11]

On 15 October 2013, Bohol was devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Sagbayan town. The earthquake, which also hit southern Cebu, claimed 156 lives altogether and injured 374 people. It also destroyed or damaged a number of Bohol's heritage churches.^[12][13]

In 2017, the provincial government began initiating the nomination of the entire province to the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network.^[14]

Etymology[]

Bohol is ultimately derived from bo-ol, a kind of tree that flourished on the island. Similar to Nahuatl, the h in the middle was used to transcribe a glottal stop which is a common phoneme in the languages of the Philippines. The original name is survived through Bool, a town in Tagbilaran where Miguel Lopez de Legazpi supposedly landed.^[15]

History[]

Early history[]

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In 1667, Father Francisco Combes, in his Historia de Mindanao, mentioned that at one time in their history, the people of the island of Panglao invaded mainland Bohol and subsequently imposing their economic and political dominance in the area. They considered the previous inhabitants of the islands as their slaves by reason of war, as witnessed for example by how Datu Pagbuaya, one of the rulers of Panglao, considered Datu Sikatuna as his vassal and relative.^[16] The invasion of mainland Bohol by the people of Panglao ushered the birth of the so-called Bohol "kingdom", also known as the "Dapitan Kingdom of Bohol". The Bohol "kingdom" prospered under the reign of the two brother rulers of Panglao - Datu Dailisan and Datu Pagbuaya, with trade links established with neighbouring Southeast Asian countries, particularly with the Sultanate of Ternate. The flourishing of trade in the Bohol "kingdom" is owed to its strategic location along the busy trading channels of Cebu and Butuan. For other countries such as Ternate to gain access to the busy trade ports of the Visayas, they need to first forge diplomatic ties with the Bohol "kingdom".

Relations between the Sultanate of Ternate and the Bohol soured when the Ternatan sultan learned the sad fate of his emissary and his men who were executed by the two ruling chieftains of Bohol as punishment for abusing one of the concubines. Thus, in 1563, the Ternatans attacked Bohol. Twenty joangas deceitfully posing as traders were sent by the sultan of Ternate to attack Bohol.^[17] Caught unaware, the inhabitants of Bohol could not defend themselves against the Ternatan raiders who were also equipped with sophisticated firearms like muskets and arquebuses, which the Boholanos saw for the first time. Such new weaponry were the result of the aid of the Portuguese to the Ternatan raid of Bohol. Many Boholanos lost their lives in this conflict, including that of Pagbuaya's brother Datu Dailisan. After the retaliatory Ternatan raid against Bohol, Datu Pagbuaya, who was left as the sole reigning chief of the island, decided to abandon mainland Bohol together with the rest of the freemen as they considered Bohol island unfortunate and accursed. They settled in the northern coast of the island of Mindanao, where they established the Dapitan settlement.^[18]

Bohol is derived from the word Bo-ho or Bo-ol.^[7] The island was the seat of the first international treaty of peace and unity between the native king Datu Sikatuna and Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi on 16 March 1565 through a blood compact alliance known today by many Filipinos as the Sandugo.^[19]

Spanish colonial period[]

The earliest significant contact of the island with Spain occurred in 1565. On 25 March (16 March in the Julian calendar), a Spanish explorer named Miguel López de Legazpi arrived in Bohol seeking spices and gold. After convincing the native chieftains that they were not Portuguese (who raided the islands of Mactan in 1521), Legazpi made a peace pact with Datu Sikatuna. This pact was signified with a blood compact between the two men.^[20] This event, called the Sandugo ("one blood"), is celebrated in Bohol every year during the Sandugo Festival. The Sandugo or blood compact is also depicted on Bohol's provincial flag and the Bohol provincial seal.^[21] Two significant revolts occurred in Bohol during the Spanish Era. One was the Tamblot Uprising in 1621, led by Tamblot, a babaylan or native priest. The other was the famous Dagohoy Rebellion, considered the longest in Philippine history. This rebellion was led by Francisco Dagohoy, also known as Francisco Sendrijas, from 1744 to 1829.^[20]

Politically, Bohol was administered as a residencia of Cebu. It became a separate province on 22 July 1854 together with Siquijor. A census in 1879 found Bohol with a population of 253,103 distributed among 34 municipalities.^[22]

The culture of the Boholanos was influenced by Spain and Mexico during colonization. Many traditional dances, music, dishes and other aspects of the culture have considerable Hispanic influence.^[23]

U.S. intervention and occupation[]

After the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish–American War, the U.S. bought the entire Philippine islands. However, under the newly proclaimed independent government established by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, which was not recognized by the U.S., Bohol was governed as a Gobierno de Canton.

During the resulting Philippine–American War, American troops peacefully took over the island in March 1899.^[24] However, in January 1901, Pedro Sanson led 2,000 in rebellion, due to the harsh treatment imparted by these troops and the destruction they caused.^[24] General Hughes led a campaign of repression in October 1901, destroying a number of towns, and threatening in December 1901 to burn Tagbilaran if the rebels did not surrender.^[24] Pantaleon E. del Rosario then negotiated the rebel to surrender.^[24]

On 10 March 1917, the Americans made Bohol a separate province under Rep. Act 2711 (which also established most of the other Philippine provinces).^[25]

Japanese occupation and liberation[]

Japanese troops landed in Tagbilaran on 17 May 1942. Boholanos struggled in a guerilla resistance against the Japanese forces. Bohol was later liberated by the local guerrillas and the Filipino and American troops who landed on 11 April 1945.^[26]

A plaque placed on the port of Tagbilaran commemorating the liberation reads:

One thousand one hundred seventy two officers and men of the 3rd Battalion of the 164th Infantry Regiment of the American Division under the command of Lt. Col. William H. Considine landed at the Tagbilaran Insular Wharf at 7:00 o'clock in the morning of April 11, 1945.

The convoy taking the Filipino and American liberation forces to Bohol consisted of a flotilla of six landing ships (medium), six landing crafts (infantry), two landing crafts (support), and one landing craft (medium-rocket)^{[clarification needed]}. Upon arrival, the reinforced battalion combat team advanced rapidly to the east and northeast with the mission of destroying all hostile forces in Bohol. Motor patrols were immediately dispatched by Col. Considine, Task Force Commander, and combed the area to the north and east, approximately halfway across the island, but no enemies were found during the reconnaissance. Finally, an enemy group of undetermined strength was located to the north of Ginopolan in Valencia, near the Sierra-Bullones boundary.

By 17 April the Task Force was poised to strike in Ginopolan. The bulk of the Japanese force was destroyed and beaten in the ten days of action. Bohol was officially declared liberated on 25 May 1945 by Major General William H. Arnold, Commander of the American Division. About this time, most officers and men of the Bohol Area Command had been processed by units of the Eighth United States Army.

On 31 May 1945, the Bohol Area Command was officially deactivated upon orders of Lt. General Robert L. Eichelberger, Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army, together with the regular and constable troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, Philippine Constabulary, and the Boholano guerrillas.

During the Second Battle of Bohol from March to August 1945, Filipino troops of the 3rd, 8th, 83rd, 85th and 86th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 8th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary captured and liberated the island province of Bohol and helped the Boholano guerrilla fighters and U.S. liberation forces defeat the Japanese Imperial forces under General Sōsaku Suzuki.^{[citation needed]}

2013 Earthquake[]

At 8:12 a.m. (PST) on 15 October 2013, the island province suffered a severe earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale.^[27] Its epicenter was at

9°52′N 124°04′E / 9.86°N 124.07°E / 9.86; 124.07 (6 km (3.7 mi) S 24° W of Sagbayan and 629 km (391 mi) from Manila), and its depth of focus was 12 km (7.5 mi). The quake was felt as far as Davao City, Mindanao. According to official reports by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 57 people died in Bohol, and 104 were injured, The Great Wall of Bohol or "North Bohol Fault" is a reverse fault was discovered on 15, October 2013 during the "2013 Bohol earthquake", It became one of the tourist attraction in Bohol province ^[28]

It was the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines since the 7.8 magnitude 1990 Luzon earthquake.^[29] Earlier that same year Bohol was struck by an earthquake (on 8 February 1990) with an epicentre almost exactly the same as in 2013,^[30] causing six fatalities and 200 injured. Several buildings were damaged and it caused a tsunami.^[31]

Recent history[]

On 12 April 2017, 11 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists staged an attack on Bohol. Three soldiers, a police officer and at least 4 of the armed men, including their leader Abu Rami, were killed in the clashes that started at 5 am. Also killed were two Inabanga villagers, though it was not clear whether they were killed in the crossfire or executed by the cornered militants. Security officials relentlessly hunted down the remainder of the ASG who landed in Bohol from the hinterlands to a neighboring island in the province which ultimately led to the neutralization of Abu Asis, the last of the remaining bandits, in May. He was gunned down by police Special Weapons and Tactics operatives in Barangay Lawis, Calape while fighting it out to the end along with Ubayda. Despite their nefarious intents, all 11 ASG members killed in the intrusion were given proper burials under Muslim tradition.^[32][33][34]

The tourism industry in Bohol was negatively affected by the ASG militants' incursion on the island,^[35][36] though tour operators believe the industry can recover.^[37][38]

Geography[]

To the west of Bohol is Cebu, to the northeast is the island of Leyte and to the south, across the Bohol Sea, is Mindanao. The Cebu Strait separates Bohol from Cebu, and both island provinces share a common language, but Boholano retain a conscious distinction from Cebuano. Bohol's climate is generally dry, with maximum rainfall between the months of June and October. The interior is cooler than the coast.^[39]

Physical[]

With a land area of 4,821 km² (1,861 sq mi) and a coastline 261 km (162 mi) long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines. The main island is surrounded by about 70 smaller islands, the largest of which are Panglao Island, facing Tagbilaran, in the southwest and Lapinig Island in the northeast.

The terrain of Bohol is basically rolling and hilly, and about half the island is covered in limestone. Near the outer areas of the island are low mountain ranges. The interior is a large plateau with irregular landforms.

Near Carmen, the Chocolate Hills are more than 1,200 uniformly cone-shaped hills named for the grass growing on the hills that turns brown in the summer, making the landscape look like chocolate mounds. They are hills made of limestone left over from coral reefs during the Ice Age when the island was submerged. The Chocolate Hills are considered one of Philippine's natural wonders and Bohol is often referred to as the Jewel of the Philippines. They appear on the provincial seal of Bohol.

Bohol has 114 springs, 172 creeks, and four main rivers that run through Bohol with a radial drainage pattern.^[40] The largest river, the Inabanga River, runs in the northwestern part of the province; the Loboc River drains the center of the island to the mid-southern coast; the Abatan River runs in the southwest, and Ipil River in the north. The only natural lake in the province is Cabilao Island Lake, also called Lake Danao or Lanao, on Cabilao Island.^[41]

Numerous waterfalls and caves are scattered across the island, including Mag‑Aso Falls in Antequera. Mag‑Aso means smoke in the native tongue. The water is cool and often creates a mist in humid mornings which can hide the falls.

The Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape protects Bohol's largest remaining lowland forest and can be found in the island's southern portion near Bilar.

Islands[]

The 75 outlying islands surrounding mainland Bohol under the jurisdiction of the Bohol Provincial Government are:

Tarsier[]

In 1996 the Philippine Tarsier Foundation was established in Corella, Bohol in efforts to help conserve and protect tarsiers and their habitat. Forest and habitat sanctuaries have been created to ensure the safety of tarsiers while allowing visitors to roam and discover these miniature primates in their natural habitats.

The tarsier is the smallest living primate that exists in several South East Asian countries today. The Philippine tarsier, Tarsius syrichta, locally known as "mamag" in Boholano is near to threatened according to the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.^[42] Adaptation to their large bulging eyes allows them to catch prey clearly at night, and with elongated limbs and fingers, leaping from tree to tree gives no limitation to the tarsier.^[43] Their brain is about the same size as their eyes. The connection between its eyes and brain serves a unique function to these animals which is important for their stability and balance.^[44] Tarsiers have incredible hearing abilities. They can hear a frequency of up to 91 kHz (kilohertz) and send sounds of 70 kHz.^[45]

Climate[]

From November to April, the northeast monsoon (amihan) prevails. Except for a rare shower, this is the mildest time of the year. Daytime temperatures average 28 °C (82 °F), cooling at night to around 25 °C (77 °F). The summer season from May to July brings higher temperatures and very humid days. From August to October is the southwest monsoon (habagat). The weather during this season is not very predictable, with weeks of calm weather alternating with rainy days. It can rain any day of the year, but a higher chance of heavy showers occurs from November to January.

Demographics[]

Population census of Bohol

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	269,223	—
1918	358,387	+1.93%
1939	491,608	+1.52%
1948	553,407	+1.32%
1960	592,194	+0.57%
1970	683,297	+1.44%
1975	759,370	+2.14%
1980	806,013	+1.20%
1990	948,403	+1.64%
1995	994,440	+0.89%
2000	1,139,130	+2.95%
2007	1,230,110	+1.07%
2010	1,255,128	+0.74%
2015	1,313,560	+0.87%
2020	1,394,329	+1.18%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [46] [47] [48][49]

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,394,329. ^[4]

Government[]

Legislative districts[]

• Governor: Arthur Yap (PDP–Laban)
• Vice Governor: Rene Relampagos (NUP)

18th Congress

1st Congressional District President Carlos P. Garcia † 9,999,999 Edgardo Migriño Chatto Liberal Party City / Municipality Electorate 2019 Alburquerque 7,393 Antequera 9,725 Baclayon 13,774 Balilihan 13,480 Calape 22,474 Catigbian 15,603 Corella 5,725 Cortes 11,689 Dauis 29,490 Loon 27,676 Maribojoc 14,194 Panglao 24,223 Sikatuna 5,123 Tagbilaran 65,698 Tubigon 31,075	2nd Congressional District President Carlos P. Garcia † 9,999,999 Erico Aristotle Aumentado Nationalist People's Coalition Municipality Electorate 2019 Bien Unido 18,170 Buenavista 19,907 Clarin 15,338 Dagohoy 12,754 Danao 13,547 Getafe 20,739 Inabanga 26,345 President Carlos P. Garcia 16,473 Sagbayan 15,999 San Isidro 7,152 San Miguel 15,952 Talibon 33,211 Trinidad 19,017 Ubay 47,345	3rd Congressional District President Carlos P. Garcia † 9,999,999 Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor Nacionalista Municipality Electorate 2019 Alicia 15,807 Anda 13,313 Batuan 9,556 Bilar 12,845 Candijay 21,512 Carmen 33,270 Dimiao 11,106 Duero 13,695 Garcia Hernandez 16,374 Guindulman 22,878 Jagna 22,666 Sevilla 8,026 Lila 7,571 Loay 13,073 Loboc 12,938 Mabini 18,738 Pilar 18,454 Sierra Bullones 15,053 Valencia 17,169
1st District 297,342	2nd District 281,949	3rd District 304,044
Total 898,682

List of former Governors[]

Governors of Bohol

show1. SPANISH PERIOD (from 1854 – 1898)
Guillermo Kirk Patrict	3 March 1854 – 1857	First Governor
Juan Garcia Navarro	4 March 1854 – 1859
Anastacio de Hoyos y Zendegni	10 March 1859 – 1860	Bohol was reverted as part of Cebu. Lieutenant Governor was in-charge
Herrera Davilla	1860	He came to wind up the papers of Bohol
Juan Garcia Navarro	1860 – 1861	Officially no longer a Governor but empowered to act for matters he started as Governor
Jose Diaz Quintana	1860 – 1864	Bohol was part of Cebu
Antonio Martinez y San Juan[50]	1 October 1864 – 1872	Bohol was again separated from Cebu
Don Lemolino	1872	Died shortly after assuming office
Joaquin Bengoechea	June 1872 – 1878
Adolfo Martin de Banos	September 1878 – 1882
Manuel Alcobendes	1882 – 1883
Francisco Agusto Linares y Pombo	February 1883 – December 1889
Adolfo Martin de Banos	11 December 1889 – 1892
Eustacio Gonzales Liquiniano	1892 – 1896
Eduardo Esteller	1897 – 1898	Last Spanish Governor of Bohol

show2. REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNOR
Bernabe Fortich Reyes	1898 – 1900	First Governor

show3. AMERICAN PERIOD
Anecito Velez Clarin	15 March 1901 – 20 February 1904	He was appointed because he was not a revolutionary
Salustiano Borja	15 March 1904 – 28 February 1907	First governor elected under the American Regime

show4. PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE
Macario F. Sarmiento	1 March 1907 – 31 December 1909
Fernando G. Rocha	6 January 1910 – 15 October 1912
Fernando G. Rocha	16 October 1912 – 15 October 1916	Re-elected
Eutiquio O. Boyles	16 October 1916 – 15 October 1919
Juan Torralba	16 October 1919 – 20 July 1922
Juan Torralba	15 October 1922 – 15 October 1925	Re-elected
Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas	16 October 1925 – 15 October 1928
Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas	16 October 1928 – 15 October 1931	Re-elected
Celestino Barel Gallares	16 October 1931 – 15 October 1934
Carlos Polistico Garcia	16 October 1934 – December 1937

show5. COMMONWEALTH PERIOD
Carlos Polistico Garcia	2 January 1938 – 1 January 1941	Re-elected
Agapito Hontanosas	29 August 1941 – 20 May 1942	Appointed / Governor under the Japanese
Condrado Marapao	22 May 1942 – 31 May 1946	Appointed / Governor of the Free Local Government approved by President Manuel Quezon

show6. THIRD PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC
Perfecto Balili	1 June 1946 – 31 December 1947	Appointed
Jacinto Borja	1 January 1948 – 31 December 1951	Elected
Juan Pajo	1 January 1952 – 31 December 1953	Elected
Juan Pajo	1955 – 1957	Re-elected
Esteban Bernido	4 February 1958 – 1961	Appointed
Esteban Bernido	January 1962 – November 1965	Elected
Esteban Bernido	January 1966 – 7 June 1967	Re-elected / Resigned - appointed as PHHC manager
Lino Ibarra Chatto	8 June 1967 – December 1968	Appointed
Lino Ibarra Chatto	June 1968 – December 1971	Elected
Lino Ibarra Chatto	1 January 1972 – 3 March 1978	Re-elected
Esteban Bernido	March 1978 – 12 October 1978	Appointed
Rolando Butalid	13 October 1978 – 15 March 1986
Victor dela Serna	16 March 1986 – 26 October 1987	OIC
Constancio Chatto Torralba	27 October 1987 – 1 December 1987	OIC
Asterio Akiatan	2 December 1987 – 1 February 1988
Constancio Chatto Torralba	2 February 1988 – 30 June 1992	Elected
David Tirol	1 July 1992 – 30 June 1995	Elected
Rene Lopez Relampagos	1 July 1995 - 30 June 2001
Erico Boyles Aumentado	1 July 2001 – 30 June 2010
Edgardo Migriño Chatto	1 July 2010 – 30 June 2019
Arthur Cua Yap	1 July 2019 – present

Administrative divisions[]

There are 47 municipalities,^[51] 1 component city, and 1,109 barangays in Bohol.^[52]

Economy[]

Tourism plays an increasing role in the island's economy. The Panglao Island International Airport is currently planned for Panglao, which houses the most-visited and accessible beaches in the province. Proponents of the scheme hope that the new airport will increase Bohol's reputation as an international tourist destination although the plan has been dogged by ongoing criticism.^[62]

Infrastructure[]

Airport[]

The province's main airport is the Bohol–Panglao International Airport on Panglao Island. It replaced Tagbilaran Airport in November 2018 and serves as the gateway to Panglao Island and the rest of mainland Bohol for domestic air travelers. The airport is officially classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, but currently only serves domestic flights.

Seaports[]

Port of Tubigon, the busiest among the smaller ports, offers more than ten daily round trips plying the Cebu-Bohol route, including fast-craft and roll-on/roll-off. Catagbacan Port in Loon serves the roll-on roll-off services between Argao, Cebu, and Bohol. Port of Jagna offers service between Bohol to Cagayan and Camiguin (with roll-on/roll-off) route. The other ports are Ubay, Talibon, Getafe, Buenavista, and Clarin.

Media[]

Bohol has 2 major AM radio stations, DYRD and DYTR, both based in Tagbilaran City. Another AM radio station, DYZD, based in Ubay, is being operated by DYRD. Both DYRD and DYTR also operate FM stations with the same names. There are multiple weekly or twice weekly newspapers like Sunday Post, Bohol Times, Bohol Standard and Bohol Bantay Balita. These days, Bohol Chronicle is now a daily paper. An online news website called Bohol News Daily aggregates news from various sources.

Education[]

The literacy rate of the province of Bohol is high at 98%.^[9]

Institutions of Higher Learning are:

Festivals[]

Notable people[]

Gallery[]

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  Alona beach

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  Bohol interior

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  Loboc river

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  Mahogany forest in Bohol

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  Baclayon church

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  Panglao watchtower

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  Tarsier

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  Kalamay delicacy

See also[]

References[]

Sources[]

Further reading[]

External links[]

• Official website of the provincial government of Bohol
• Provincial Planning and Development Office of Bohol (includes provincial atlas)